The newest Women's British Open champion should be familiar to midstate women's golf fans.

During her stint on the LPGA's Futures — now Symetra — Tour, Mo Martin played in the Gettysburg Championship at the Links of Gettysburg and the Pennsylvania Championship at Felicita.

Martin hit a solid 3-wood into the 18th green on Sunday, bounced the ball off of the flagstick, sunk the 8-foot putt for her first eagle of the season and went into the Royal Birkdale clubhouse with a share of the lead at 1-under.

A short time later she was in the lead by herself. By 12:15 p.m. Eastern she was a major champion.

"Oh my gosh, this is unreal," the 31-year-old said from the practice range when her victory was confirmed. "This is absolutely amazing. I have so many people to thank for this, because this doesn't happen on my own."

Martin's struggles to find her way on the LPGA Tour have been well documented. She sat down with former PennLive reporter Andrew P. Shay in 2010 and revealed how close she came to giving it all up.

She told him she gave up golf for a month, hoofed around Europe, caddied for a friend and thought about life after golf.

Martin decided to give it one more shot.

That decision turned into an LPGA card and limited success on the tour in her first two-plus seasons.

Now she has her first win on the tour, and it's a major title to boot.

It didn't come without some moments of anxiety. She saw her third-round lead disappear on the back nine Saturday. She played nearly flawless golf over that same stretch on Sunday to finish at 1-under, the only golfer to break par for the tournament.

Shanshan Feng, Suzann Pettersen and Inbee Park had their chances until the very end. But one by one they found a bunker to end their shot at the title. Feng and Pettersen finished at even par and Park finished fourth at 1-over.

Martin expected to play well at Royal Birkdale. She said from the first time she saw the course that it suited her game. She expected to finish in the top five.

Her success was shared by her fellow golfers. Martin was met at the trophy presentation with the traditional first-win Champagne shower and hugs from her fellow LPGA professionals.

The moment also wasn't lost on the pros who weren't there. They took to Twitter to congratulate the popular player.

You won't find people with a kinder heart than @mogarita8. She's one of the strongest people I know, with an amazing attitude for life. ❤️